GREEN AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: GREEN AMERICA (EIN 52-1660746)
Tax period: 2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31
Filed: 2019-01-16
IRS object ID: 201940169349300219
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-01-16T12:30:06-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	201835208	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADEPTUS PARTNERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3311 OLNEY SANDY SPRING RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	OLNEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208321411	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521660746	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREEN AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GREE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028725307	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1612 K STREET NW NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALISA GRAVITZ	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028725307	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-01-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NEIL E BERGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00102223	PTIN
Phone	3019299700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-01-07	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.10.191.233	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-01-14	IPDt
IP Tm	13:15:09	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	51DDBF0978389BD0AAAA7ED2C5D19E336DECAD99	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	51DDBF0978389BD0AAAA7ED2C5D19E336DECAD99	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALISA GRAVITZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1612 K STREET NW NO 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,986,156	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GREENAMERICA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	GREEN AMERICA IS A CHARITABLE AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE CAN PLAY IN SOLVING TODAY'S SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. TO SERVE THIS PURPOSE, GREEN AMERICA CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS CAN PLAY IN CREATING A SOCIETY BASED ON JUSTICE, COOPERATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. GREEN AMERICA CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION WITHIN THREE KEY AREAS: CONSUMER EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAMS, AND THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. GREEN AMERICA'S PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS ARE: GREEN AMERICAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL GREEN PAGES, AND THE GUIDE TO SOCIAL INVESTING & BETTER BANKING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	55	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$87,006	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$307,332	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,842,802	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,952,255	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$324,864	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$438,743	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,684	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,911	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$70,240	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$79,830	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,241,590	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,473,739	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$249,505	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$411,357	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,258,800	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,570,717	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$4,347	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$407,414	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,411,613	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,450,478	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,924,265	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,432,552	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$317,325	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$41,187	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,173,645	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,128,406	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$608,061	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$521,613	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,565,584	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,606,793	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO HARNESS ECONOMIC POWER--THE STRENGTH OF CONSUMERS, INVESTORS, BUSINESSES, AND THE MARKETPLACE--TO CREATE A SOCIALLY JUST AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,918,142	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$411,357	GrantAmt
Revenue	$20,026	RevenueAmt
Desc	GREEN AMERICA EDUCATES ITS MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE CAN PLAY IN SOLVING TODAY'S SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. TO SERVE THIS PURPOSE, GREEN AMERICA CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS CAN PLAY IN CREATING A SOCIETY BASED ON JUSTICE, COOPERATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE ORGANIZATION CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION WITHIN THREE KEY AREAS: CONSUMER EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAMS, AND THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS, A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL AND ENVIROMENTAL PROBLEMS. ITS PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS ARE: GREEN AMERICAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL GREEN PAGES, AND THE GUIDE TO SOCIAL INVESTING & BETTER BANKING.CONSUMER EDUCATION:GREEN LIVING - THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITES, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA, PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION ON GREEN LIVING, INCLUDING REDUCING ENERGY AND RESOURCE USE, AVOIDING TOXINS REUSING AND RECYCLING, INCLUDING: GREEN AMERICAN - A MAGAZINE COVERING THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME. ACTION E NEWSLETTER - PROVIDES GREEN LIVING INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION FOR A GREEN ECONOMY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY. GUIDE TO SOCIAL INVESTING & BETTER BANKING - A GUIDE TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE GREEN INVESTING DECISIONS.CLIMATE & ENERGY - THE CLIMATE & ENERGY PROGRAM GIVES PEOPLE TOOLS TO REDUCE THEIR OWN CARBON FOOTPRINT WHILE TELLING THE MOST POLLUTING CORPORATIONS TO DO THE SAME. THE PROGRAM MOBILIZES CONSUMERS, INVESTORS, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO ENCOURAGE KEY STATE, LOCAL, FEDERAL AND BUSINESS DECISION MAKERS TO ADOPT THE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS NEEDED TO BRING SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY TO SCALE AND INSTITUTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES EVERYWHERE. THE PROGRAM ALSO ENCOURGES MAJOR CORPORATIONS TO REDUCE FOSSIL FUEL USE AND SWITCH TO CLEAN ENERGY. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF CLEAN ENERGY VICTORY BONDS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NEW FINANCING MECHANISMS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. BETTER PAPER PROJECT - THE BETTER PAPER PROJECT WORKS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG PAPER MANUFACTURERS, MERCHANTS, INVESTORS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS AND CONSUMERS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PAPER.SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING AND BANKING - THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING AND BANKING PROGRAM EXPOSES BANKS THAT PREY ON CONSUMERS THROUGH HIGH-INTEREST CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER PREDATORY LOAN PRACTICES. THE COMMUNITY INVESTING PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVESTING SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERSERVED BY TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE BREAK UP WITH YOUR MEGABANK, GET A BETTER BANK, AND TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CREDIT CARD CAMPAIGNS ARE CONDUCTED TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT THE IMPACT BANKS AND CREDIT CARDS HAVE ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION ON FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT FOR CONSUMERS INTERESTED IN USING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE.FAIR TRADE/FAIR LABOR - THE FAIR TRADE/FAIR LABOR PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO CONSUMERS ACROSS THE NATION THROUGH OUR PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITES, AND EVENTS TO SPUR DEMAND FOR FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS. GREEN AMERICA ALSO OPPOSES THE WORST LABOR CONDITIONS THROUGH ITS CAMPAIGNS. GREEN AMERICA CONDUCTS AN END SMARTPHONE SWEATSHOP CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WORKER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO TOXINS IN THE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN AND TO PUT PRESSURE ON ELECTRONIC COMPANIES TO END THIS EXPOSURE. THE PROGRAM ALSO CALLS OUT LABOR ABUSES IN OTHER INDUSTRIES (SUCH AS COCOA AND APPAREL) AND ENCOURAGES MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS TO IMPROVE LABOR CONDITIONS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS. FOOD CAMPAIGN - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ACCELERATE THE SHIFT OF THE FOOD SYSTEM FROM INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE TO REGENERATIVE, ORGANIC, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE FOODS. THE CURRENT FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS ON PROMOTING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THAT NOURISHES THE SOIL AND SEQUESTERS CARBON EMISSIONS.POLICY & ADVOCACY - THIS PROGRAM EDUCATES AND ENGAGES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON KEY GREEN ECONOMY ISSUES SUCH AS ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, TOXIC CHEMICAL CONTROL, SUPPORT FOR MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES, AND SUPPORT FOR MANDATORY FEDERAL LABELING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, AMONG OTHER ISSUES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$543,648	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$5,676	RevenueAmt
Desc	INNOVATIVE GREEN BUSINESS PROGRAMS:NATIONAL GREEN PAGES - A DIRECTORY OF GREEN BUSINESSES TO HELP CONSUMERS FIND BUSINESSES THAT HELP GROW THE GREEN ECONOMY.GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK - HELPS GREEN BUSINESSES GROW, THRIVE, AND LEARN HOW TO ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.GREEN BUSINESS WORKSHOPS - GREEN BUSINESS WORKSHOPS ARE HELD AS PART OF THE GREEN FESTIVAL CONFERENCES, AND ONLINE. PEOPLE & PLANET AWARD - THIS AWARD PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE GREEN ECONOMY SUCH AS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, FAIR SUPPLY CHAIN, AND SUSTAINABLE FOODS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,454,040	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$15,181	RevenueAmt
Desc	CENTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS: WORKS ON BRINGING INNOVATIVE GREEN ECONOMY SOLUTIONS TO SCALE, INCLUDING SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS: CLEAN ELECTRONICS PRODUCTION: WORKS TO REMOVE TOXIC CHEMICALS FROM THE ELECTRONIC SUPPLY CHAIN.SOLAR CIRCLE: WORKS TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SOLAR ENERGY TO BE 50% OF ENERGY BY 2050.NON-GMO WORKING GROUP: WORKS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF NON-GMO AND ORGANIC INGREDIENTS AS A PATHWAY TO A MORE DIVERSE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS THAT CREATES BETTER LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR FARMERS, CONSUMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.MIDWEST GRAINS: WORKS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF GRAINS THAT ARE PRODUCED WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR WATER QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION.NORTHEAST DAIRY: WORKS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF MILK PRODUCTS THAT ARE PRODUCED WITH THE BEST PRACTICES FOR WATER QUALITY, SOIL HEALTH, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, ANIMAL WELFARE, AND FARMER AND FARM WORK ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY.CARBON FARMING: WORKS TO ACCELERATE FARMING PRACTICES THAT INCREASE SOIL HEALTH AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION AS PART OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,915,830	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	73	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	55	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOB BULIK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028725341	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1612 K STREET NW 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
J DOWDELL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
P FREUNDLICH
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J LINEBERGER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
S NEWMARK
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
A ORTIZ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
D PANJWANI
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
M SHEPERD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
D CHRISTIANSON
DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP MARKETING	50.00	Yes (X)	$70,216	$0	$15,904
S KITSON
MEMBERSHIP MARKETING MANAG	50.00	Yes (X)	$44,820	$0	$10,152	Yes (X)
T RYSAVY
EDITOR IN CHIEF	50.00	Yes (X)	$61,408	$0	$13,909	Yes (X)
J MARCOUS
BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
D MOMSEN-HUDSON
BOARD VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
M FLORES
SECRETARY	50.00	Yes (X)	$52,146	$0	$11,811	Yes (X)
A GRAVITZ
PRESIDENT/CEO	60.00	Yes (X)	$66,535	$0	$15,070	Yes (X)
D BURNS
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$295,125	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$66,846	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$395,417	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,556,838	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,952,255	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CONSULTING	900099	$311,064	$311,064
PUBLICATION SPONSORSHI	511120	$104,619		$17,613	$87,006
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE	900099	$23,060		$23,060

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$438,743	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$589	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$589	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$61,924	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$61,924	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$514,739	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$512,417	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,322	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,322	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,322	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$210	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$210	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$210	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MAILING LIST INCOME	Desc
Business	511140	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$17,696	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,696	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$17,696	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,473,739	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$40,883	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$87,006	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$393,595	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,016	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$377,341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$377,341	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$391,043	TotalAmt
Program Services	$345,486	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,898	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,700,175	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,443,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$52,151	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$205,003	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$318,773	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,274	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,424	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,075	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,726	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,751	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,515	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$405,985	TotalAmt
Program Services	$395,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,089	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,413	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,234	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$24,234	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,728	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,314	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$306	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,189	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,077	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$227,134	TotalAmt
Program Services	$195,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,385	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,932	TotalAmt
Program Services	$73,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,725	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$81	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,590	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,867	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,311	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,328	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,995	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$156,533	$144,574	$2,953	$9,006
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY	$155,553	$138,397	$3,989	$13,167
BANK FEES	$53,169	$49,588	$857	$2,724
TELEPHONE	$27,737	$23,737	$820	$3,180

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,319	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,432,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,915,830	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$109,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$407,414	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,363	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,318	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,117	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,411	BOYAmt
EOY	$388,521	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$240,569	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,105,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,105,548	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$340,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,300	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,838	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,899	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$258,686	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$155,311	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$113,213	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,375	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,194	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,173,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,128,406	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,902	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,332	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,005	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$436,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$340,712	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,667	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$608,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$521,613	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$380,265	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,404,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,226,528	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,565,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,606,793	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,173,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,128,406	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$41,187	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$22	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$790,838	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,541,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,539,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,842,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,952,255	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,666,735	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$790,838	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,541,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,539,624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,842,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,952,255	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,666,735	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,279,738	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,386,997	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,987	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$63,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$61,423	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$61,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$62,513	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$254,530	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,696	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$45,460	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$15,966,725	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$226,584	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83840	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97850	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION CHANGED FROM A CALENDAR YEAR TO A FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31ST. INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II, COLUMN A IS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,257	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,257	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,431,295	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,432,552	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$371,628	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$92,907	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$340,093	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$337,439	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$346,213	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$371,628	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,395,373	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$2,093,060	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$204	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,628	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,920	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,257	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$5,009	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$85,023	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$84,360	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$86,553	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$92,907	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$348,843	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$523,265	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$204	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,628	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,920	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,257	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$5,009	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	0	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$56,618	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$31,024	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,594	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$202,068	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$124,287	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$77,781	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$103,375	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GIFT ANNUITY LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$3,667	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,667	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,478,475	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$22	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$4,714	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$4,736	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,473,739	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,473,739	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,437,266	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$4,714	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$4,714	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,432,552	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,432,552	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF MARCH 31, 2018, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATION FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2015.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$0	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$0	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	EUROPE	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	REFORESTATION	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$377,341	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	CASH PAYMENT	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method Used	FMV-CASH	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GREEN AMERICA FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING METHODS PRESCRIBED BY U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR RECOGNITION OF GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR ENTITIES. THE AWARDS GIVEN ARE IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AND MAY BE USED BY THE RECIPIENT FOR ANY PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH THEIR MISSION. PROCEDURES TO MONITOR AND REPORT ON THE USE OF FUNDS ARE THEREFORE NOT REQUIRED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CERO COOPERATIVE INC
PO BOX 220231	BOSTON	MA	02122	463879827	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM
GROW ASIS URBAN GARDEN CONSULTING INC
1544 S JUSTINE	CHICAGO	IL	60643	471725941	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM
RAIN THANKS & GREYWATER
2172 COMMONWEALTH AVE	SAN DIEGO	CA	92104	800577752	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM
CROMWELL ENVIRONMENTAL
615 VERMONT STREET	LAWRENCE	KS	66044	481184751	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM
ARCADIA POWER
1121 14TH STREET NW 3RD FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	463043513	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM
RYTER COOPERATIVE INDUSTRIES
4555 SINGH DRIVE	STERLING HEIGHTS	MI	48310	472748036	$5,000	FMV - CASH	TO FULFILL THE PEOPLE AND PLANET AWARD PROGRAM

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THESE GRANTS ARE MADE AS AWARDS BY GREEN AMERICA'S PEOPLE & PLANET PROGRAM FOR LOCALLY BASED ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPLIFYING OUTSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. TO PARTICIPATE, AWARD APPLICANTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY (1) ARE SMALL, LOCALLY-BASED BUSINESSES OR NON-PROFITS, AND (2) MEET PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. FROM A QUALIFIED FIELD OF APPLICANTS, AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF JUDGES SELECTS THE FINALISTS FOR THE AWARDS AND THE PUBLIC MAKES THE FINAL SELECTION FOR THE AWARDS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT WIN THE AWARDS, GRANTS OF $5,000, MAY USE THEM AS THEY CHOOSE. PROCEDURES TO MONITOR AND REPORT ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS DO NOT EXIST BECAUSE THE AWARDS GIVEN ARE RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (7 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
BERNADETTE GASKIN
FORMER BOARD MEMBER SPOUSE	$46,826	COMPENSATION PAID BY GREEN AMERICA AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES	0
PAUL FREUNDLICH
EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAIR TRADE FOUNDATION	$2,250	PAYMENT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	0
RUSS GASKIN
FORMER BOARD MEMBER AND FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE	$60,920	CONSULTING FEES	0
KRISTA KURTH
FORMER BOARD MEMBER	$54,719	COMPENSATION AND CONSULTING FEES	0
ANDREW KORFHAGE
FORMER BOARD MEMBER	$1,188	CONSULTING FEES	0
DENISE HAMLER
FORMER BOARD MEMBER	$14,221	COMPENSATION AND CONSULTING FEES	0
KATHY HARGET
FORMER BOARD MEMBER	$73,916	COMPENSATION	0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	12	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$508,881	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV ON DATE OF GIFT	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERS: INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND WORKER. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS. MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY, IN WHICH CASE THE VACANCY IS FILLED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS). THE GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE STAFF IS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS BUT ONLY HAS A VOTE IN THE EVENT OF A TIE. OF THE REMAINING DIRECTORS, FIFTY PERCENT ARE ELECTED BY WORKER MEMBERS, TWENTY FIVE PERCENT BY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, TWENTY FIVE PERCENT BY THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DIRECTORSHIPS TO BE ELECTED BY INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS ARE AN ODD NUMBER, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WILL ELECT THE ODD SEAT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO MEMBER APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 GOES THROUGH TWO LEVELS OF REVIEW. FIRST, THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE AT THIS POINT. LASTLY, THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER GREEN AMERICA CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN GREEN AMERICA'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. RECORDINGS AND PROCEDINGS: THE MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD AND ALL COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL CONTAIN: A)THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEES DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED. B) THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS. COMPENSATION: A VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM GREEN AMERICA FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT MEMBER'S COMPENSATION. A VOTING MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM GREEN AMERICA FOR SERVICES IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THAT MEMBER'S COMPENSATION. NO VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES COMPENSATION MATTERS AND WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THE ORGANIZATION, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, IS PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING INFORMATION TO ANY COMMITTEE REGARDING COMPENSATION. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS GREEN AMERICA IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. TO ENSURE GREEN AMERICA OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO GREEN AMERICA'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	SALARY REVIEW PROCESS: AN ANNUAL SALARY REVIEW OCCURS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE REGULAR STAFF AT THE COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN PROCESS. THE SALARY REVIEW PROCESS EMPHASIZES CHANGES, INCREASES AND UPDATES IN THE WORKLIFE RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAFF MEMBERS AND THE DURATION OF ONE'S SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE. THE PROCESS BEGINS EARLIER IN THE YEAR WITH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LED BY THE FINANCE TEAM OF GREEN AMERICA'S CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION AND A DETERMINATION OF WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALARY INCREASES IN THE COMING YEAR. ONCE THE STAFF AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE APPROVED THE FINAL OPERATING PLAN, THE SALARY ADJUSTMENT PROCESS BEGINS. FINANCES PERMITTING, EACH REGULAR STAFF PERSON WHO HAS BEEN AT GREEN AMERICA FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA). THE COLA IS A SET PERCENT OF SALARY DETERMINED BY THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR OTHER FACTOR, WHICH VARIES EACH YEAR AND IS INTENDED TO ADJUST FOR INFLATION. ANNUAL PAY INCREASES ARE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE SALARY ADJUSTMENT POLICY. ONCE THE OPERATING PLAN IS APPROVED,THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL ALLOCATE THE FUNDS IN THE SALARY POOL. IN ADDITION TO THIS ANNUAL REVIEW, ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON MAJOR JOB DESCRIPTION CHANGES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR. ANY STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS MADE A MAJOR CHANGE IN THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION MAY BE REHIRED INTO A NEW POSITION BASED ON THOSE CHANGES. THIS USUALLY OCCURS DUE TO A DEPARTURE OF STAFF OR A RESTRUCTURING OF DUTIES. ANY CHANGE IN THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S SALARY, OUTSIDE OF A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMMITTEE RESEARCHES COMPARABLE SALARIES, CONSIDERS THE BUDGET, AND RECOMMENDS A SALARY AMOUNT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATION AND MAKES A DECISION. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING. THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES: ANY COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY OFFICERS IS RELATED TO SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. OFFICERS ARE NOT PAID FOR THEIR DUTIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED AS OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED IN IRS 2017 FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS (PAGES 25 AND 26). IF APPROVED, THE NEW SALARY IS PUT INTO EFFECT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND/OR UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.COM.
FORM 990, PAGE 11, PART XI, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SEPARATE AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 25, COLUMN (D)	PLEDGES RECEIVABLE: THE REVENUE RECORDED WAS THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE PLEDGES MADE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE DONOR SPECIFIED THEY WOULD PAY.
SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 31	GREEN AMERICA ACCEPTS GIFTS OF CASH, CHECKS, CREDIT CARD CHARGES, STOCK, BONDS AND MUTUAL FUNDS. GIFTS OF AUTOS, LAND, BUILDINGS, AND OTHER MATERIAL ITEMS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED UPON APPROVAL BY THE COORDINATING TEAM. GIFTS OF STOCK/BONDS/MUTUAL FUNDS: GENERALLY, GREEN AMERICA IMMEDIATELY SELLS THE STOCK OR MUTUAL FUNDS RECEIVED AND DEPOSITS THE CASH INTO THE REGULAR OPERATING CASH ACCOUNT. ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE GIFT ARE RECORDED VIA THE USE OF A DEPARTMENT NUMBER, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE PROGRAM THE GIFT IS TO BE USED FOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 7, SECTION A.	ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND ARE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR BOARD SERVICES. ALL COMPENSATION LISTED IN PART VII COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IS COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AS EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR CONSULTANTS TO THE ORGANIZATION, AND NOT FOR BOARD OR OFFICER DUTIES.